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Lewisham road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,356 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 1988, and 1,614 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 283 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1987 (1,289), and casualties rose from 1,567.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 52,299 collisions in Lewisham.

Collisions in 1988
1,356
Up 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,614
Up 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
18
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
283
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 1988

1.3% of collisions in Lewisham in 1988 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.3%
  • Serious28321%
  • Slight1,05578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.2%
  • Serious30819%
  • Slight1,28780%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,356, up 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025729843
2024731840
2023769891
2022785917
2021731839
2020747870
2019795947
20188361,011
20179141,109
20168811,050
20158841,013
20149211,039
2013809940
2012838998
20118901,064
2010798938
2009830972
2008722880
2007729880
20068621,019
20059151,087
20041,0321,257
20031,1671,438
20021,2091,440
20011,2521,545
20001,2621,512
19991,3391,593
19981,3181,644
19971,3621,638
19961,2631,542
19951,2731,506
19941,3431,642
19931,3601,626
19921,3541,636
19911,3881,579
19901,4201,676
19891,4541,741
19881,3561,614
19871,2891,567
19861,4441,714
19851,4691,768
19841,5311,840
19831,5251,825
19821,5631,948
19811,4181,768
19801,3561,623
19791,4361,735

When and where crashes happen in Lewisham in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday210 (15%)
  • Tuesday192 (14%)
  • Wednesday209 (15%)
  • Thursday209 (15%)
  • Friday213 (16%)
  • Saturday176 (13%)
  • Sunday147 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59190 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59197 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59228 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59292 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59222 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59157 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January113 (8.3%)
  • February108 (8%)
  • March130 (9.6%)
  • April115 (8.5%)
  • May102 (7.5%)
  • June101 (7.4%)
  • July115 (8.5%)
  • August100 (7.4%)
  • September116 (8.6%)
  • October137 (10%)
  • November127 (9.4%)
  • December92 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight973 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit382 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,120 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds201 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry980 (72%)
  • Wet or damp368 (27%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,352 (100%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,144 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road75 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant713 (44%)
  • Pedestrian397 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist218 (14%)
  • Cyclist111 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant102 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant52 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 561 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1083 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 15103 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20184 (11%)
  • 21 to 25282 (17%)
  • 26 to 35316 (20%)
  • 36 to 45173 (11%)
  • 46 to 55121 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6586 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7566 (4.1%)
  • Over 7539 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded100 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider802 (50%)
  • Passenger415 (26%)
  • Pedestrian397 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,635 (70%)
  • Motorcycle235 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes164 (7%)
  • Bus or coach122 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Lewisham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lewisham ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 36th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
36th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 1988

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 1988: 193, including 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21193227037
2ndA2132157335
3rdA205132152220
4thA20115136114
5thA2126268013
6thB2185972213
7thA2004151111
8thA2212313318
9thA2218232903
10thB236202403
11thA2216192301
12thA202172024
13thB220141602
14thB212121605
15thA2211101002
16thB227101302
17thA221091003
18thB214291113
19thB23891505
20thA201581001

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 1988

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 1,291.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 1988

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 1988: 274.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years